fǎn
dào
ér
xíng
zhī

idiom

Meaning of 反其道而行之

反其道而行之 means to do the opposite; to act contrary to. Pronounced fǎn qí dào ér xíng zhī.

  • to do the opposite; to act contrary to

Definitions & Examples

Miàn
duì
liè
de
jià
zhàn
 
men
fǎn
dào
ér
xíng
zhī
 
zhuān
zhù
gāo
chǎn
pǐn
zhì
liàng
 

In the face of intense price wars, they did the opposite and focused on improving product quality.

zǒng
huān
fǎn
dào
ér
xíng
zhī
 
jiā
wǎng
dōng
 
piān
yào
wǎng
西
 

He always likes to go against the grain; if everyone goes east, he insists on going west.

Zài
yíng
xiāo
luè
shàng
 
gāi
gōng
fǎn
dào
ér
xíng
zhī
 
fǎn
ér
le
chéng
gōng
 

In terms of marketing strategy, the company did the opposite and achieved great success instead.